| Dogvane | n. (Naut.) A small vane of bunting, feathers, or any other light material, carried at the masthead to indicate the direction of the wind. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dogbane | n. [ Said to be poisonous to dogs. Cf. Apocynaceous. ] (Bot.) A small genus of perennial herbaceous plants, with poisonous milky juice, bearing slender pods pods in pairs. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| dogbane |
| dogbane | (n) any of several poisonous perennial plants of the genus Apocynum having acrid milky juice and bell-shaped white or pink flowers and a very bitter root |
